Rossby
Americannoun
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"Our work uncovered patterns in climate events driven mainly by atmospheric Rossby waves, which are large inertial planetary waves that naturally occur in rotating fluids and cause movement within the atmosphere," said Fan.
From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2023
“The heating is the rock and Rossby waves are the waves radiating away from the heating which disturbs the atmosphere’s balance.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
The events typically start towards the end of winter, when mountains or the contrast between warm ocean temperatures and cold land masses generate continental-scale atmospheric waves known as Rossby waves.
From Nature • Oct. 6, 2019
These waves, which are called Rossby waves, transport energy and momentum from the troposphere to the stratosphere.
From Time • Jan. 6, 2014
One attempt at an explanation involves so-called Rossby Waves, named after the Swedish meteorologist Carl-Gustav Rossby whose research was published back in 1939.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2012
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